Saint Paul School of Professional Studies (formerly Saint Paul School of Business and Law and St. Paul’s Business School of Tacloban) is the largest private institution of higher learning in Eastern Visayas Region (CHEDCO), the 5^th Largest Accountancy School in the Philippines (CHEDTPBME) and one of the Top 10 Big Producers of Certified Public Accountants in the Philippines (PRCBOA 2013 – 2018 Statistics). Aside from the CPA Board Exams, the SPSPS Real Estate Management Program has also produced remarkable passers and topnotchers in the Real Estate Appraiser (REA) and Real Estate Broker (REB) Licensure Examinations. It was founded by seven (7) educators committed to provide high quality tertiary education in this part of the country.

The school is located near the Regional Government Center, the future site of the Provincial Capitol, and within the Octagon IT Park of Eastern Visayas in the highly urbanized municipality of Palo in Leyte at the southern part of Tacloban City, an ideal location away from the commercial and business activities of the city making it very accessible and conducive to learning.

Accountancy is the school’s flagship program having produced around 3,000 Certified Public Accountants in its 32 years of existence. It likewise offers programs in Juris Doctor, Legal Management Studies, Accounting Information Systems, Management Accounting, Business Economics, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing Management, Operations Management, Real Estate Management, and a Senior High School Program.  It also offers a CPA Review Program and Refresher Courses open for BS Accountancy and Juris Doctor graduates not only of SPSPS but also from other Accountancy and Law Schools in the country.

In line with its vision of becoming a world-class professional institution of higher learning in the ASEAN Region, the school invested in a 30 Million Infrastructure Development Project making it as the only tertiary school in Eastern Visayas Region with fully – air-conditioned facilities and equipment comparable with the premier colleges and universities in Metro Manila.

In 2014, the school implemented reforms in all areas: Academic/Instruction, Administration, and Facilities, Student Services, Finance and Research, to meet global education standards. 

SPSPS continues to expand pathways for students through strong local, national, and global partnerships opening doors to better learning, training, and career opportunities.

Currently, the school currently has a workforce of 170 faculty members, administrators, and staff, most of whom are graduates of leading universities in the Philippines and abroad, and ably supported by 84 student assistants serving more than 3,700 students who come from many parts of the country from as far as Tarlac in the north and as far as Davao in the south.